Dustin Hoffman talking about what it meant to be a woman when he was filming Tootsie. He got emotional, which in turn moved me to tears.

What keeps you up in the middle of the night?

At the moment, the ocean. In LA it’s surprisingly loud.

Is there a book that changed the way you thought about things?

Either Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning or Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins. The former is a memoir of surviving the Holocaust and the latter an exposé of the CIA. Both offer big insights.

Who do you want to apologise to?

My mother; not for anything specific, just in general.

What’s your guilty pleasure?

Karl Pilkington. I’ve never met him but I like having him on all my devices, just a click away.

Who would play you in the film of your life?

If I was lucky, Tom Holland, who played Billy Elliot in the stage version. He’s a great young actor.

What did you buy with your first pay cheque?

A first-generation iPod.

Worst job you’ve ever had?

I haven’t done a day’s work in my life. I’ve been an actor since I was a kid.

Biggest fashion mistake?

I once wore Grinch hands to a glitzy LA event when I was 14. I was quite rebellious at that age and I was like, ‘If I want to wear Grinch hands, I’ll wear Grinch hands.’

What’s your life philosophy?

Always be yourself and keep your friends close.

Do you have any secret tattoos?

I have a tattoo of my wife’s initial [‘E’ for Evan Rachel Wood] on my arm, which I got when I was 18.

What could you not live without?

A camera. I love taking pictures.

What’s your desert island boxset?

I’m a fan of all BBC British comedy from the 1970s onwards, but I think it would have to be Blackadder.